This 6-week action group, facilitated by Carol McClelland and her team of career coaches, helps you shorten your path to your green career. Through a collection of personal exercises, group activities, and personal coaching sessions you gain a clear focus that guides your choices and actions regarding your green career search. By the end of the action group, you will: Be able to state your green career goal with confidence, clarity, and enthusiasm. Know how to use your newly defined goal to guide you as you research your career options, network with people in the field, and strengthen your resume. Have a personalized plan to guide your actions as you pursue your green career. During the action group, you will: Discover how to identify your passions and interests. Gain an overview of the ever-changing green economy. Use a fun, fast-paced group activity to brainstorm up to 40 green career ideas with ease. These ideas won't be just any ideas; they'll be ideas that are in alignment with YOUR interests and passions. Create a clearly worded statement of your target green career. Uncover the best way to avoid careers that are a bad fit for you. Know exactly what steps to take to move forward. Make solid decisions about your job search actions. This is an ideal action group for you if… You are just starting your search for your green career. You are confused about what you need to do to find your green career. You are feeling overwhelmed by all the information and resources about the green economy. You have a number of ideas, but you can't decide where to focus. You have an idea for your green career, but something about it doesn't feel quite right.

Teleclass Action Group Begins: Thursday, February 25 - April 6 @ 5 pm Pacific Time Action Group Includes: Three 90-minute teleclass sessions (See specific dates below) Audios with step-by-step instructions Two personal coaching sessions The What's Your Green Niche Workbook Email support with your coach Forum discussions between sessions   YES! I'M READY TO JUMP START MY GREEN CAREER!

Are you wondering if this is the right Action Group for you? Contact our office to schedule a short consultation with Carol to talk about your situation and whether the Jump Start Your Green Career Action Group is a good match for you. Call Susan toll free at (888) 487-7355 or send her an email at susan@greencareercentral.com to schedule your appointment with Carol.

Have you already worked through the What's Your Green Niche ebook? Are you wondering whether the Jump Start Your Green Career Action Group can help you? The answer depends on your experience with the ebook. Read over the following statements. Which one do you resonate with? You've looked at the ebook, but haven't really worked through the activities yet. You've started working your way through the ebook, but you can't find the time or motivation to finish. You've completed the activities in the ebook, but you aren't comfortable or confident about your results. If you resonate with any one of these three statements, you will definitely benefit from this action group! YES! I'M READY TO JUMP START MY GREEN CAREER!

If you've worked through the What's Your Green Niche ebook and you have questions or concerns about the target green niche you've identified, your best next step is to get the focused support you need to clarify your vision and get on with your search for your green career. Here are a few options for you. Schedule a mentoring call with Carol or Schedule a one-on-one session with one of our Green Career Coaches.

Action Group Outline

February 25th - Orientation Call	Getting Started with Your Exploration of the Green Economy Group Call: In our initial session as a group, we'll give you an overview of the workshop, take you on a tour of the online system we'll use during the workshop, and we'll have the opportunity to meet the other people on the call.  Homework: You'll listen to an audio of Carol McClelland talking about the green eocnomy. In addition, you'll explore our new Green Economy Map to begin to get a feel for where your skills may fit into the green economy.
Week 1	Setting the Stage for Your Success Audios and Emails:  In Week 1 you'll receive one email a day, each with a key questions to think about that day. Just read the emails and allow the question to come to mind during the day. In addition you'll receive links to a couple of short audios to listen to during the week. Homework:  With the help of the audios and emails, you'll have the information you'll need to pull together a picture of your own definition of success and discover how you find your passions.
Week 2	Focusing on Your Passions and Interests Audios and Emails:  In Week 2, you'll receive one email each week day with a short activity you can do in about 20 minutes. Each activity will focus your attention on a certain kind of skill or interest. Day by day you'll begin to see your skills and interests come into focus. Homework:  At the end of the week, you'll receive an audio to guide you to use the week's emails to pull together a list of your top 40 skills and interests.
Week 3 Tuesday 3/16 Thursday 3/18	Brainstorming 40 Green Career Ideas Group Call:  Together we'll use a fun brainstorming exercise to create a list of up to 10 possible career ideas for each workshop participant.  During the call, we'll record all of your ideas allowing you to stay in a creative, visioning space. (We'll schedule two of these calls so you can choose the one the works best for you. You can attend both calls if you wish.) Homework:  During the week, you'll continue brainstorming on your own and with the help of the group to identify a total of 40 possible career ideas.  From that list you'll pull out your ten favorite career ideas to share with the group.
Week 4	Identifying Your Umbrella Statement Audio and Emails: At the beginning of the week you'll receive an audio and an email that will show you how to use your top ten career ideas to describe your ultimate mission or goal. Coaching Session: You'll also work with your coach to refine your umbrella statement. Homework: As you begin exploring your umbrella statement, you'll explore how you might want to express that goal in your work life.
Week 5	Drafting Your Green Niche   Audio and Emails: This week the focus will be to move your umbrella statement into a concise statement of your green niche. Coaching Session: You'll continue working with your coach to transform your umbrella statement into a green niche that will help you focus your research, networking, and job search activities.  Homework: You'll also receive a audio and email at the end of the week with a tour of the various sections of the Green Career Central site that will help you take your next steps.
Week 6 Tuesday 4/16	Stating Your Green Niche and Next Steps Group Call: Each person on the call will have the opportunity to practice describing their green niche and state their next steps to reach their green career goal. Homework: Prior to the call you'll post what you intend to say in your personal coaching area so that your coach can give you pointers.

Meet Your Jump Start Facilitators

Carol McClelland

This workshop will be facilitated by Carol McClelland, PhD – Founder and Executive Director of Green Career Central and author of Green Careers for Dummies and a team of two career coaches. Note from Carol: As I was designing this workshop I knew I wanted to provide as much personalized support as possible in a group workshop. To accomplish this goal I've invited two experienced coaches to join me in facilitating this workshop. I selected these two coaches for several reasons. Both of these coaches completed training with me several years ago and have used my career change materials with their own clients since then. In addition, each of these women has a deep connection with the environment and sustainable practices.  We all look forward to help you jump start your green career! Learn more about Carol

Lisa Morrison Lisa Morrison is a Career Transition and Life Coach whose passion is to support people in living fulfilling lives—lives that are full, joyful and rewarding. Lisa specializes in helping “successful” professionals create more satisfying and meaningful ways to work and live. Lisa comes to her coaching with a breadth of experience that allows her to bring a unique real-life perspective and resourcefulness to clients who are seeking coaching around career and workplace issues and career/life challenges. Prior to launching her coaching practice in 1996, Lisa worked for, and consulted with, a wide variety of large and small companies in a multitude of industries. She completed her MBA in 1988 and holds the highly-esteemed Master Certified Coach credential from the International Coach Federation. In addition, Lisa has completed Carol's Career Clarity Program training. Learn More about Lisa

Karin Marcus Karin's specialty is working with people in transition who seek growth and fulfillment. She helps people rediscover their inner compass and a sense of meaning. By first identifying a clear statement of purpose, they can then set  course toward manifesting their life's work.   Karin is a Coach U Certified Graduate, a Master Certified Retreat Coach, and a member of the International Coaching Federation. In addition, Karin completed Carol's Season of Change training in 2006 and Purpose Clarity training in 2007. At present, she is training with the Inquiry Institute in Question Thinking.   With clients who seek a new green career, Karin opens the field of possibilities through probing questions, rather than pursuing the elusive path of the perfect job. By uncovering the requirements for their own personal sustainability, she helps them shed light on meaningful careers. Learn more about Karin

What They're Saying....

"Carol McClelland's What's Your Green Niche process was instrumental in helping me clarify and map out my career path during a time of great transition. Fully integrating my values into my career choice became especially important to me. The activities we did helped me look deeply at the places where I felt stuck, transform those blockages into action and optimism, and create a job search plan consistent with my values and long term goals." ~ Rose Marcario Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Patagonia

"Green Career Central's process was incredibly helpful in getting me started in a new career direction. The worksheets and brainstorming exercises in the What's Your Green Niche ebook helped me realize I already had the skills to launch a new green career. Today, less that four months later, I have a terrific salary doing business development for energy and environmental projects. Thanks to Green Career Central, my dream of merging my personal conviction with professional life came true." ~ Kelly Fergusson Menlo Park, CA Menlo Park Council Member (Mayor, 2007) turned Business Development Manager of Energy & Environmental Solutions

"I've got my green niche! The brainstorming sessions are a great tool for capturing my random thoughts and actually organizing them into cohesive career paths. Amazing! Thank you Carol!" Watch this video testimonial! ~ Taj Oakland, CA Green Career Changer

"Thanks to the exercises in the What's Your Green Niche, I'm finally able to articulate what I'm passionate about and how I want to use my passion in the world. Thank you so much." ~Alice San Ramon, CA Green Career Changer

Jump Start Action Group Package Includes:

           Three 90-Minute Group Telephone Sessions

            Two Personal Coaching Sessions

           Audios and Short Email Activities Each Week

            The What's Your Green Niche Workbook

            Email Coaching with Your Coach throughout the class

            Forum for Questions and Discussions between Sessions

Jump Start Action Group Fees: Early Bird Pricing! Sign up BEFORE February 15th and SAVE a total of $100.00       Members:  2 payments of $247 $197 (Early Bird Special - Save $50 on each payment!) Non-Members:  2 payments of $299 $247 (Early Bird Special - Save $50 on each payment!)

Are you still wondering if this is the right action group for you? Contact our office to schedule a short consultation with Carol to talk about your situation and whether the Jump Start Your Green Career Action Group is a good match for you. Call Susan toll free at (888) 487-7355 or send her an email at susan@greencareercentral.com to schedule your appointment with Carol.

Not a member?  Join Green Career Central to save on this action group and enjoy the many benefits of membership! YES! I'M READY TO REGISTER! P.S.  THERE ARE A LIMITED NUMBER OF SPACES – To allow participant to receive personalized attention and in-depth interaction each coach will work with specific participants!  Keeping this group small will help you receive the support you need to get the results you desire. P.P.S. Act NOW to take advantage of our Early Bird Pricing!